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Gene Therapy: Instant Legacy: A two-timer like no one s ever seen By Gene Collier / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette © Provided by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
In the week that Donald J. Trump became the first American ever to be impeached as often as he’s been divorced, I couldn’t avoid wandering to that little-visited corner of history occupied by people and things that are famous for having been done exactly twice.
First up, Johnny Vander Meer, whose fame is fast fading in a 21st century where those who’ve even heard of him are in the small minority. Vander Meer was but a fair-to-middlin’ pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds and a couple of other teams, but on June 11, 1938, he threw a no-hitter against the Boston Bees, and four days later, he threw another no-hitter against the Brooklyn Dodgers.
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ATLANTA Ever wonder how the Atlanta Braves got their name? Well, the origins date back more than a century, when the team was located in Boston and owned by a member of Tammany Hall, a New York City political organization named after Tamanend, a Delaware Indian chief.
The history of the Braves organization goes back to 1876, when they were known as the Red Stockings. In 1883, they became the Beaneaters and kept that name until 1907, when new owner George Dovey changed it to the Doves.
Back then, it was common for teams to be named after their owners. So, when William Russell bought the franchise before the 1911 season, the club became the Rustlers. The team was sold the following year to James Gaffney, an alderman for Tammany Hall, which used an Indian headdress for its emblem and referred to its members as Braves.